After a couple of false starts the former world no.51, who boasts six career victories on the lucrative European and Asian Tours, will headline the $40,000 two-day tournament.

The 42-year-old Victorian quit the touring life at the end of 2018 and is part of the strongest field ever assembled at Wagga, with the likes of Daniel Gale, Jordan Zunic, Matt Millar and Aaron Townsend also tipped to contend.

The Wagga pro-am is keen for a change of luck after the final round of the 2019 was washed out, while last year's edition was cancelled due to COVID.

"The golf courses in regional areas stand up anywhere in the state or the country. I can't see why we can't have some bigger events in these areas," Fraser said.

"Especially the Players Series the PGA has started up now, it'd be a real good format for these regional cities to look at because it would attract a lot of publicity to the area.

"To have pros, amateurs and women in the same playing field, it adds a lot."

Fraser hasn't played the Wagga Country Club course "since he was 15 or 16", but feels it will suit his game after talking to more seasoned participants like good friend Millar.

"A lot of the country golf courses are very similar in terms of they're pretty strategic and you can't overpower many of the holes, which is the way I've always tried to play," he said.

"I've been trying to play the event the last couple of years and schedule changes have stopped me, I've committed to playing a couple of times and pulled out.

"It's really important (to have these events in the country). I grew up reasonably close to Wagga and with travel I really haven't had a chance to get back there, but the Riverina area is home for me."

Fraser expects the tournament to be super competitive given it will be the final event before next week's NSW Open in Sydney.

"I gather the field will be pretty strong as it's not that far from Sydney and guys will be keen for a good hit-out before the NSW Open," Fraser said.

"It was nice to have a week off (last week) and freshen up, we've actually been really busy the last couple of months.

"It's good to get back to some normality for golf. The European and US Tours are playing in bubbles at the moment and it's still a long way off being back to normal, but at least everyone's back out playing."

Canberra's Millar enters the tournament in great form after backing up his Leeton Pro-Am victory on the weekend by sharing the spoils with Michael Long at Griffith.

Meanwhile, Wagga Country Club's Lyn Stewart, winner of the past two club championships, secured a dominant win at the Sureway Ladies Classic on Tuesday.

Stewart used the knowledge of her home course to her advantage to card an 84 and win the scratch title from fellow local Sandra Schultz (87), while Sue Dyde (66) claimed the nett title.

It was Stewart's first Ladies Classic scratch win after losing on a countback a couple of years ago.

"I guess it always is an advantage on your home course. It was a great event with over 100 people playing," she said.

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